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Adding multiple columns
To display the index in more than one column:
1) Either enter the number of columns desired in the box labeled Columns or select the icon
representing the number of columns.
2) To evenly distribute the columns according to the page width, check the AutoWidth box. If
it is unchecked, you can manually set each of the following:
• Width of each of the columns
• Spacing between the columns
3) You can choose to have a separator line between the columns:
• Style: The default is None, or select from three choices of line style.
• Width: The width (thickness) of the line. The default is 0.25pt.
• Height: The height of the line, as a percentage of the full column height. The default is
100%
• Position: Position of the line relative to the columns (top, centered, or bottom) if the
height is less than 100%.
• Color: Allows the color of the separator line to be set.
Maintaining an index
To modify the appearance of an index:
1) Right-click anywhere in the index.
2) From the context menu, choose Edit Index/Table. The Insert Index/Table dialog opens and
you can edit and save the index using the five tabs described in the previous section.
To update or delete an index, right-click anywhere in the index and select Update Index/Table or
Delete Index/Table as required.
Viewing and editing existing index entries
Once you have added the initial entries, you can make some amendments. You can view and edit
these using the following steps:
1) Ensure that field shading is active (View > Field shadings or Ctrl+F8), so you can locate
index entries more easily.
2) Place the cursor in the field shading of an existing index entry in the body of your document
and select Edit > Index Entry. In the case of a changed-text entry, the field shading is
immediately before the word. Placing the cursor immediately before a word marked as a
text entry will satisfy both selection criteria. Alternatively, right-click at those positions and
from the context menu select Index Entry.
3) A dialog similar to Figure 356 appears. You can move through the various index entries
using the forward and back arrow buttons. If there is more than one entry for a single word
or phrase, a second row of buttons with a vertical bar at the point of the arrow head is
displayed allowing you to scroll through each of these entries.
4) Make the necessary modifications or additions to the index entries, and then click OK.
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